About Rickey Mallory Expertise I am a registered pharmacist and a writer, with a special interest in herbs and herbal medicines.I have 27 years of pharmaceutical, general medicine, and hospital experience as well as an extensive reference library of resources of various herbal and homeopathic treatments and remedies from Biblical times to the present.Contact me for personal questions as well as research for your books and stories.
Experience I have 27 years experience in hospital pharmacy,
including 15 years as a supervisor and manager,
with special qualifications in Quality Assurance
and policies and procedures related to managing a
large, teaching medical center. I also am a writer
of both nonfiction and fiction, with over 12 years
experience in fiction writing. I am published in
nonfiction and fiction.
B.S. in Pharmacy 1971
12 hours toward MFA, 1990 to present
I have received numerous awards for my fiction,
both short and novel length. I received yearly
awards for my performance in hospital pharmacy
management.
I'm experiencing some hair loss and the actual strands of hair have become thinner and I'm thinking it may be related to hormone changes from menopause. I'm trying to figure out what natural substances might be good to improve my hair. I've read that natural progesterone is good, though I don't know where to find it, but I've also heard that a lack of estrogen is the problem. Also I read that the problem is the estrogen and progesterone are out of balance, or maybe there is too little of both of them.
Anyway, do you have any suggestions of some natural substances I should be taking that might alleviate my hair problem?
Thank you.
Loretta
Answer While there are some products that claim to stimulate or produce natural hormones, you would be best served to go to your gynecologist. Actually several types of medications, including certain female hormones, can cause hair loss while others can prevent it.
It's possible you may have inherited hair loss, drug-related hair loss or hormone- or vitamin-deficient hair loss, or it could be caused by stress.
You could try different supplements and treatments, but a professional (dermatologist or gynecologist or endocrinologist) might be able to diagnose your problem in moments.
This is general information and not intended to take the place of your physician's advice.
